Friday, September 14, 2007 The Kennedy Center announced that its 30th presentation of the Kennedy Center Honors would go to pianist Leon Fleisher, comedian Steve Martin, singer Diana Ross, director Martin Scorsese and musician Brian Wilson. The Center was opened to the public in 1971 and was envisioned as part of the National Cultural Center…
Wikinews Shorts: May 8, 2007
A compilation of brief news reports for Tuesday, May 8, 2007. Contents 1 Israeli archaeologists find tomb of Herod the Great 2 Woman stable after La Trobe University stabbing 3 Sarkozy criticized over vacation cruise 4 Nigerian rebels force further oil shutdowns 5 NATO forces attacked, civilians caught in the cross fire 6 DOE awards management…
Why You Should Work With A Streamwood Real Estate Attorney If You’re Facing Foreclosure
Read An Opinion On: Buy New Properties Bald Hills byphineasgray Thousands of Illinois residents are struggling to make their mortgage payment, and finding it harder and harder to stay afloat. That means more and more people are facing the prospect of foreclosure. While that is certainly not a good place to find yourself, working with…
P&G to acquire Gillette for US$57 billion
Friday, January 28, 2005 New York —American manufacturing giant Proctor & Gamble (P&G) plans to acquire Gillette Co. for US$57 billion in stock. The purchase plan calls for P&G to swap 0.975 shares of its stock per share of Gillete Co. P&G also announced a stock buyback program in which they would purchase up to…
Wikinews Shorts: May 7, 2007
A compilation of brief news reports for Monday, May 7, 2007. A 30 meter section of a gas pipeline in Luka (near Kiev) in Ukraine has been destroyed by an explosion. Although supplies to Europe via this pipeline have stopped, Ukrainian Energy Minister Georgi E. Boyko said that supplies to Europe would not be affected. “There…
‘Big Brother Australia’ evictee recounts youth in controversial religious group
Thursday, May 29, 2008 David Tchappat, a popular housemate recently evicted from the television reality program Big Brother Australia, has spoken out critically of his childhood experiences in the controversial religious group “Raven-Taylor-Hales Brethren“, referred to in Australian media as “Exclusive Brethren”. Tchappat was a participant in the edition Big Brother Australia 2008, and was…
Old Used Cars For Sale
Read An Opinion On: Corolla Hybrid Sunshine Coast Old Used Cars for Sale by daniel jacob12 Nowadays the fashion of buying of old used cars for sale has become a hobby for most of the people. Since good pre-owned cars come in a very low range and thus people are getting attracted to this particular…
2008 Taste of Taiwan Cuisine features three shows for food and packaging industries
Friday, June 20, 2008 The third annual Taste of Taiwan Cuisine opened on Wednesday of June 18, 2008 and runs until June 21. Organized by Taiwan External Trade Development Council to promote the culinary culture of Taiwan, the tradeshow featured three main shows for food and food packaging industries: “Food Taipei”, “Foodtech Taipei”, and “Taipei…
Difficult To Understand But Perfect For Use
Read An Opinion On: High Pressure Water Pumps For Sale Then I read it twice and thrice then only I came to know about its meaning. Here is the simplest form for you all who are interested to know about the multiple of this single technical device.This cylinder is not normal cylinder that we use…
BC election writ drops; referendum campaigns underway
Tuesday, April 14, 2009 The provincial election was called today in British Columbia. Alongside with the election, the citizens of the province will also be debating if they should change their electoral system from Single Member Plurality to Single Transferable Vote (STV). The vote for both the election and the referendum is to be held…